An exploration of the relationship between the theories and practice of writing, with attention given to the teaching of writing and recent developments in rhetoric and composition.

Consideration of the question, "What is a research method?" and introduction to critical methods relevant to humanities-based research.

Includes critical reflection on the academy, as well as practical instruction in writing application materials for conferences, grants, and academic employment, and in revising a seminar paper for publication.

Guided development of teaching in the University of Connecticut First-Year Writing Program. Implementing theories of teaching and writing; meeting program goals and objectives; selecting texts; drafting writing assignment prompts; developing classroom work; guiding peer feedback; reading, responding to and evaluating student work. Supervision includes one-on-one, group, and peer. Required of all incoming graduate-student FYW instructors.

Selected works of colonial and post-colonial literature from Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, etc.

An interdisciplinary introduction to histories, methodologies, and theories of the environmental humanities, as well as to contemporary conversations in the field.

An introduction to the histories, methodologies, and theories of the digital humanities, and to the practices and tools of digital humanities projects.

A reading course normally open only to doctoral candidates.

Major authors, themes, or literary movements in American or British children's literature.

This course may be repeated for a total of six credits with a change in content.

With a change in content, this course may be repeated for a total of six credits.

With a change of content this course may be repeated for credit.

With a change in content, this course may be repeated for credit.

Major authors, movements, or themes in world literature written in English.

The interdisciplinary study of literature and human rights discourse.

May be repeated for a total of six credits with a change in content.

Focused, topical study of specific histories, methodologies, theories, and/or specific conversations in the environmental humanities.

Focused study of histories, methodologies, and theories of the digital humanities, and practices and tools of digital humanities projects.

May be repeated for a total of nine credits with a change in content.

This course may be repeated with a change in content.

(Also offered as AMST 6000.) Introduction to the methodologies and topics of American Studies through a survey of major texts in the field, past and present. Course also provides a history of the field.

(Also offered as AMST 6850.) Detailed study of a specific topic in American cultural studies with an emphasis on developing skills in interdisciplinary research. Topics vary from semester to semester.